What do you put in stockings?

[d_arnold]

DD will be 18 months around Christmas and I plan on giving the following in her stocking.

Coloring book
Crayons
Book
Toothbrush

[UnderTheStars]

I plan to do stickers, bath soap/foam, mini bags of Goldfish crackers, socks, and then DS will get maybe a new little train for his train set and DD will get some glitter glue or some type of art supplies.

[pumkinsmommy]

Originally Posted by danner I'm putting these little music boxes in this year. I'm so excited! http://www.forsmallhands.com/miniature-music-boxes

This is my go to catalog, I LOVE IT!!

[ARogers]

Is there a reason for the oranges/clementines? My parents always did it for me. After looking at the thread and seeing so many other mama's doing it I asked my husband if his parents did it for him. He looked at me like I was crazy.

[ARogers]

Originally Posted by danner I'm putting these little music boxes in this year. I'm so excited! http://www.forsmallhands.com/miniature-music-boxes

That is TOO cute. I may have to steal this idea.

[mcpforever]

Originally Posted by ARogers Is there a reason for the oranges/clementines? My parents always did it for me. After looking at the thread and seeing so many other mama's doing it I asked my husband if his parents did it for him. He looked at me like I was crazy.

I think it comes from a time when fresh fruit just wasn't available during winter months easily at all. Oranges were a little luxury that could be brought up from the south.

Now my kids get fresh fruit daily and wouldn't appreciate an orange as being something special.

Their stockings usually have consumables:
1 chocolate orange
1 tooth brush
1 tube toothpaste
some sort of bath consumable (pouf, sponge, oil, fizzies, bubble)
some sort of art consumable (markers, crayons, glitter glue, notepad)
lotion
chapstick

[badmisterkitty]

toothpaste, toothbrush, and bandaids for each of them.

I also bought some reusable baby food pouches so they'll each get 2 of those.
These: http://www.littlegreenpouch.com/

Older DD will get a woodkin & fabric.
Younger DD is getting socks & barrettes.

I probably won't do a stocking for the baby.

[Terra]

I love stockings!! It's my favorite part of getting my boy's Christmas together. We do Pez [whatever their fav is at the time/character]. Gold coins, and some other little "Christmas toy w/candy".

Not sure beyond that, except for new toothbrushes that spin. Then usually I do some kind of book, small lego pack, hot wheels cars, paints, etc.

[harmoni247]

This year they are getting hats and scarves from a great mama on Ds ( here), plus a mason jar, with a cuppow drinking top and a crocheted-by-mama cozy. we'll be going on a hike with some hot tea or hot cocoa that day!

[Kimmyann]

Matchbox and hotwheel cars, yo yo, holiday coloring book and crayons, electric tooth brush, and small transformer toys.